record deal

noun

An agreement between a record label and a musician or music group, by which the musician or group agrees to record a certain number of songs to be published by the label.

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Meanings

nounrecord deal (plural record deals)

plural record deals

  1. An agreement between a record label and a musician or music group, by which the musician or group agrees to record a certain number of songs to be published by the label.

    On the heels of the Remember Two Things release, the band signed its first record deal with RCA, inking the contract just five hours after that midnight release.

    2011, Nikki Van Noy, So Much to Say: Dave Matthews Band—20 Years on the Road, page 55

Translations

German Plattenvertrag
  • Plattenvertragpublishing agreement
Swedish skivkontrakt
  • skivkontraktpublishing agreement
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APA

record deal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record%20deal

MLA

“record deal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record%20deal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “record deal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record%20deal.

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